Serena Williams did her own stunning version of a boudoir shoot on Instagram

Her beauty is only matched by her confidence.

Boudoir shoots are a wonderful way to celebrate beauty and discover (or re-discover) your inner goddess. But, as Serena Williams just proved, you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars — or put on heaps of makeup and bake under studio lights — to let your femininity unravel before the camera.

Indeed, we've never seen the ferocious tennis player, whose name is often mentioned in the same sentence as "greatest professional athlete of our time," as we get to see her in this Instagram.